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WG Economy: Democrats Aim To Win Hearts and Minds, Not Just Elections
WG Economy | David Winston
February 15, 2023
As we heard in last week's State of the Union, the Biden administration touted what they view as economic progress. From the sound of the President's call to "finish the job," one would think the economic outlook was more promising than it is. Contrary to the White House rosy economic narratives, yesterday's inflation report came in hotter than expected, indicating the US economy still has a long way to go. Read more
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Here are the Republicans considering 2024 presidential runs
CNN | Eric Bradner
February 14, 2023
Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and United States ambassador to the United Nations, launched her bid for the 2024 REpubican presidential nomination Tuesday.
But the primary is still in its early stages, and it could take months before the field fully rounds into form and candidates make more than occasional visits to states like Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina that will kick off the GOP's nominating process.
Haley could stand alone for weeks or even months as the party's only official rival to former President Donald Trump. Read more
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Nikki Haley enters race for president as first challenger to Trump for the Republican nomination
CNBC| Dawn Kopecki and Kevin Breuninger
February 14, 2023
KEY POINTS:
- Born and raised in South Carolina, Haley noted how her Indian parents made her “different” from most other Americans.
- Her parentage made her the nation’s first female Asian American governor and the first Indian American member of the Cabinet.
- Haley’s first campaign event, previously teased as a “special announcement,” is set for Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET in Charleston.
- The next day, she’s headed to hit the campaign trail with stops in the key primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa.
Nikki Haley, a former governor of South Carolina and United Nations ambassador, announced Tuesday she was entering the 2024 presidential race, making her the first Republican to challenger her former boss and ex-President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.
Haley, 51, dug into the difference in ages between 80-year-old President Joe Biden and her challenger Trump, who's 76. While Biden hasn't formally announced his candidacy, he's expected to do so in the coming weeks.
"Republicans have lost the popular vote in seven out of the last eight presidential elections. That has to change," Haley said in a video posted to her Twitter account. She called for a new generation of leaders, saying Biden's record was "abysmal" and that the "Washington establishment has failed us over and over again." Read more
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Democrats Meddle Again in a G.O.P. Primary, This Time Down-Ballot
In a race for a State Senate Seat in Wisconsin, Democrats are replicating their midterm strategy of elevating far-right Republicans in hopes of beating them in the general election.
The New York Times| Reid Epstein
February 14, 2023
Last year, Democrats spent millions of dollars elevating far-right candidates in Republican primary contests for governor and Congress - betting, it turned out correctly, that more extreme opponents would lose general elections.
Now Wisconsin Democrats are trying to do it again, this time with mail and TV ads before a Republican primary in a special election for a State Senate seat that carries ramifications far beyond the district in suburban Milwaukee.
The Democrats are helping a far-right election denier who has become a pariah within her party in her race against a less extreme, but still election-denying, conservative. They hope that with a more vulnerable opponent, Democrats can win a seat held for decades by Republicans and deny the G.O.P. a veto-proof majority in the gerrymandered chamber.
"Janel Brandtjen is as conservative as they come," reads a postcard sent to Republican voters from the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, which calls her a "conservative pro-Trump Republican." Read more
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House GOP grapples with disagreement over border and immigration legislation
The Hill| Emily Brooks and Rafael Bernal
February 13, 2023
As House Republicans took hold of the majority this year, they had planned to quickly pass a border bill that would allow the Homeland Security Secretary to turn away migrants at the border. But the bill hit a major snag: opposition from GOP moderates.
The delay and disagreement highlight the challenge for House Republican leaders in managing such a slim majority, even for bills relating to issues that drive the party's top messages.
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA.) in December included the Border Safety and Security Act in a slate of 12 bills and resolutions that Republicans planned to pass in the first two weeks of the congressional session, by sending them straight to the House floor rather than through a regular process while committees were still being organized. Read more
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Republicans again a lock to control Legislature after November election
Mississippi Today| Bobby Harrison
February 12, 2023
For a brief period in Mississippi's political past, there was suspense going into the November statewide general elections about which party would control the Legislature.
For much of the state's history, though, the minority party had no mathematical chance to capture the state Legislature in the general election. And that is certainly the case now.
If all the candidates Democrats found to qualify to run for state House and Senate seats won their November general elections, the Republicans still will have sizable majorities when the 2024 session begins.
Eleven Democrats qualified by the Feb. q deadline to run for House seats currently held by Republicans. But few expect all of the Democratic candidates to defeat the Republican incumbents. It would be more likely that all would lose. Read more
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WG Discussion Points: The World According to Joe Biden
WG Discussion Points | David Winston
February 10, 2023
Instead of a State of the Union "unity speech," the speech was anything but unifying. In fact, it seemed out of touch with reality for a country that has just come through a pandemic, extended lockdowns, school closures, and the highest inflation many have ever experienced in a lifetime. We cannot blame the President for wanting to highlight what he sees as progress, but the disconnect with the current reality and his own political standing was stark. The focal point of the President's speech was taunting Republicans with allegations that they want to cut Social Security and Medicare - claims that have already been debunked. But that didn't deter the President from forging ahead with those allegations. According to Politico, White House aides were elated they had "triggered" Republicans in the President's speech, and it seems clear he intends to keep it up. No doubt, provoking Republicans was intended to deflect attention over the President's political standing, and how the electorate sees the state of the economy. WG Discussion Points February 10, 2023
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